This has been a home team series with the host winning 18 of the last 24 times. Tampa Bay catches the Capitals fat and happy after a 2-0 start and looking ahead to a Wednesday home matchup against the Penguins, the team that eliminated them in a seven-game second-round playoff series last season.

Alex Ovechkin is the hottest goal scorer in hockey wtih seven goals already. But the Lightning can score, too, and have a very strong first line of Steven Stamkos, Vladislav Namestnikov and Nikita Kucherov. They've combined to put up nine points in Tampa Bay's first two games.

The Lightning catch a hge break, too, in that Washington is going with backup goalie Philipp Grubauer instead of star Braden Holtby.